Neural control: Novel evaluation of stretch reflex sensitivity

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 257-268

  Nakazawa, K ^a   Yamamoto, S I ^a,b   Ohtsuki, T ^b   Yano, H ^a   Fukunaga, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elbow muscles; Muscle stretch; Stretch reflex; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STRETCH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034850370     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00868.x     Document Type: Article

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